Past guests of The Business Shrink include:

August 2005

· Susanne Craig, reporter, Wall St. Journal
· Danny Black, a co-owner of Shortdwarf.com
· Francis J. Leazes, co-author of Providence, the Renaissance City
· Maurice Schweitzer, associate professor of operations and
information management at the Wharton business school
· Kevin Nance, Chicago Sun-Times Art and Architecture Critic
· Les Standiford, author of Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed
America
· Gerardo Sandoval, a member of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors
· Anne Sweeney of World Wings International -- the Philanthropic and
Social Organization of Former Flight Attendants of Pan American World Airways
· David Lazarus, business columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle
· David H. Freedman, Inc. magazine writer
· Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall St. Journal reporter and author of
Faith at War
· Edward Renehan, author of Dark Genius Of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life Of Jay Gould, King Of The Robber Barons
· Paul Depaulis, sleep disorder expert
· Nanette Varian, Features Editor at More magazine
· Barbara Kahn, a professor of marketing at the Wharton business
school
· Bruce Zalkin developer of an advertising campaign involving painted cows.
· Dawn Thomas, who had offered on Ebay to tattoo her arms and hands with the name of the highest corporate bidder
· Maureen O’Sullivan, University of San Francisco psychology professor
· Fritz Drasgow, professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
· Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Time magazine reporter
· Irene Trammell, owner of This Is It!, a Christian fitness center in Pasadena, Maryland
· Raymond Miles, Professor Emeritus in the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Collaborative Entrepreneurship: How Communities of Networked Firms Use Continuous Innovation to Create Economic Wealth
· Travis Bradberry, author of the Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
· Mike Holtke, Vice President, Agility Recovery Solutions
· John Dicker, author, The United States of Wal-Mart
· Jennifer Sherer Janisch, Founder Drive-ins.com
· Rick Cohen, owner, Transit Drive-in Theater in Lockport New York
· Mark Goodman, owner of the 66 Drive-In in Carthage, Missouri
· Mary Gostelow, president & editor-in-chief, wowtraveler.net
· Winter, a man who is trying to visit every Starbucks in the world.
· Bill Tangeman, director of the documentary “Starbucking”.
· Jane Hyun, author of The Bamboo Ceiling.
· Sandhya Subramanian, incoming Babson business school student and winner of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Free Enterprise Scholar award
· Ray Bourhis, lawyer specializing in insurance bad-faith litigation and author, Insult to Injury
· Karl Rose, Work-Life consultant
· Jay Boileu, Vice-President of Forever Enterprises, which owns Forever
Fernwood cemetery in Marin County, CA
· Kevin Reed, owner of Green Cross medical marijuana dispensary
· Diane Wilson, author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift Texas
· Gal Zauberman, assistant professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina. Chapel-Hill,
· Scott Eyman, author of Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer and books editor of The Palm Beach Post
· John Morreall, professor of religion at the College of William and Mary and expert on humor in the workplace
· Jim Motavalli, co-author, Green Living and editor of E/The Environmental Magazine
· John Abrams, author, The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Place
· Suzanne Chan-Serafin, doctoral candidate in organizational behavior, Tulane University
· Barry Maher, Motivational Speaker and author, Filling the Glass: The Skeptic's Guide to Positive Thinking in Business

July 2005

· Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach
· David Worrell, author of Finding Funding and a recent article in Entrepreneur magazine, “Go For the Gold- All Made Up.”
· Rich Milgram, CEO of Beyond.com
· Patrick Hughes, CEO and Founder of Inclusion Solutions
· Steven Boal, of Coupons Inc and Coupons.com
· Kim Gordon, National Marketing Federation, Inc,
· Brette Sember, author and freelance writer
· Steve Denning, author of The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
· Dave Jenks, co-author of The Millionaire Real Estate Investor
· Tatiana, owner, 4 PM Events
· Patricia Schultz, author of 1000 Places To See Before You Die
· Dierdre Habermehl, Habermehl Aesthetic and Wellness Center
· Wendy Sachs, author of How She Does It
· Betsy Leondar Wright, member of United For a Fair Economy and author of Class Matters
· Georgia Flight, writer from Business 2.0
· Gregg Doud, Chief Economist for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association
· Christian Wheeler, assistant professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business
· Danuta Kean, London-based freelance writer
· Marshall Rosenberg, founder of the Center for Non-Violent
· Communication
· David Dunning, professor of psychology at Cornell University,
· Jeff Winikow, employee rights attorney
· Spencer Ante, department editor for Business Week
· Steven Greenhouse, New York Times reporter

June 2005

· Taryn Rose, shoe designer and founder of Taryn Rose International
· Harvey Molotch, author of Where Stuff Comes From
· Vicky Oliver, author of 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions
· Kristoffer Garin, cruise industry expert and author of Devils On The Deep Blue Sea
· Corey Dolgon, author of END OF THE HAMPTONS
· Alice Fugate, independent publisher and founder of Alice Fugate Publishing

May 2005

· Curt Rosengren, writer for Worthwhile Magazine and a professional passion catalyst
· Dr. Bruce Weinstein
· June Walker, author of SELF EMPLOYED TAX SOLUTIONS
· Adam Ginsberg, author of EBAY SUCCESS
· Tom Markert, author of YOU CAN’T WIN A FIGHT WITH YOUR BOSS
· Tom Feltenstein, creator of THE 10-MINUTE MARKETER’S SECRET FORMULA
· Don Watson, author of Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and Management-Speak Are Strangling Public Language
· Bill Jensen, author of WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S WORK?
· Auren Hoffman, founder of the StoneBrick Group
· Gary Tolman, manager of Esurance, online insurance
· Dr. Gerald Musante from the Structure House weightloss center in North Carolina
· Shelley Green from Durham, N.C.’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
· Jim Murphy, author of FLAWLESS EXECUTION
· Rod Kurtz, editor for BusinessWeek magazine

April 2005

· Christine Astorina del Sol, founder of Fathom
· Kevin Wessell, president of Companies Incorporated
· Larry Linksman, New York small business lender and president of Fundex Capital Corporation
· Denee Forbes, creator of Pregnancy Piercings
· Carmine Gallo, author of 10 SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE WORLD’S BEST BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS
· Fred Newman, sound effects guru, frequent voice on NPR’s “A Prarie Home Companion” and author of the book MOUTH SOUNDS
· Denis Boyton, co-founder of the Dakota luxury hotel in Nottingham, England
· Susan Sered, author of UNINSURED IN AMERICA
· Jim Fowler, CEO of Jigsaw, a contacts database company
· Alan Lipton, creator of Diamond.com
· Wayne Northern, a Chicago detective and private eye
· Judith Glaser, author of CREATING WE
· Michael Daecher from About.com
· Eve Lemon, founder of Rasta Pop
· Hector Baretto, the administrator from the Small Business Administration
· Fran McGuckin, author of BUSINESS FOR BEGINNERS
· Kathy Sensiba, founder of GourMade Cookery in the San Francisco Bay Area

March 2005

· June Walker, self-employed tax expert
· Steve Bachmann from Vinfolio, a professional wine collection management service
· Jim Rose, author of SNAKE OIL on popular scams, hustles, and tricks of the con artist trade
· Greg Zachary, writer for Business 2.0 magazine

February 2005

· Michael Barbee, author of POLITICALLY INCORRECT NUTRITION
· Tom Torriglia from All Things Accordion
· Linda Whitman, CEO of The Minute Clinic, retail-style health clinic
· Paul Lovelace, owner of Golf Ball Paul’s and a golf ball retrieval diver
· Daniel Pink, writer for WIRED magazine
· Larry Frank, author of URBAN SPRAWL
· Barry Minkow, author of CLEANING UP, about his transition from mobster bad guy to FBI good guy
· Abrahm Lustgarten, FORTUNE writer on weather and business
· Temra Costa, California Farmers’ Markets representative
· Greg Wilfahrt, vice president at SMS.ac, a text messaging service
· Pat Williams, Orlando Magic administrator and author of COACHING YOUR KIDS TO BE LEADERS
· Steve White, founder of the Veterans Business Network
· David Skeel, author of ICARUS IN THE BOARDROOM
· Peter Van Stolk, creator of Jones Soda Company
· Ronna Lichtenberg, author of PITCH LIKE A GIRL

January 2005

· Dany Levy, creator of DailyCandy.com
· Marc Rose, editor of Archaeology magazine
· Jeff Trott, co-founder of Timeless Message, a modern-day message in a bottle service
· Fred Brock, author of f LIVE WELL ON LESS THAN YOU THINK
· Rob Walker, the “Consumed” columnist for the New York Times Magazine
· Jeff Hughes of Legal Grind, a coffee shop and legal advice center
· Jack Canfields, editor of the CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL book series
· Michael Gerber, author of E-MYTH MASTERY
· Ricki Keohohou, from the Build It Big Network
· Christine Karpinski, real estate expert and author of HOW TO RENT VACATION PROPERTIES BY OWNER
· Morrie Schechtman, author of FIFTH WAVE LEADERSHIP
· Sheldon Bowles, creator of the Kingdomality workplace personality test
· Lev Grossman, cover story reporter for TIME magazine on “Twixters”
· Andrew Potter, author of NATION OF REBELS
· Listener and artist Anne McGriffin
· Liz Ryan, reporter for WIRED magazine
· Jim Buckmaster, founder of Craigslist.org
· Tony Jeary, author of LIFE IS A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS
· Barbara Peterson, author of BLUE STREAK, a biography of JetBlue

December 2004

· Kathy Crockett, unusual business ideas from New Zealand
· Bryan Parks, president of Kwytza Krafts
· Marilyn Slattery, co-owner of VinoVenue, an electronic wine bar
· David Young, founder of BMI Gaming
· Nancy Einhardt, business writer discussing the pop-up store trend
· Rich Milgram, CEO of Artemis and the 4Jobs Career Network
· Harry Thal, Canadian pharmacist
· Fred Vogelstein, writer for Fortune magazine
· David Shoemaker, from the Illinois Christmas Tree Association
· Rob Norton, business writer and book reviewer
· Dr. Paul Moller, inventor of the SkyCar
· Jane Ubell Meyer, founder of Madison and Mulholland
· Barbara K, creator of a line of power tools designed for women
· Carl Haacke, author of FRENZY
· Lisbeth Christensen, manager of the Chicago Business Center
· Owen Thomas, editor for Business 2.0 magazine
· Sue Warden, home design television host

November 2004

· John Miller, author of The Question Behind the Question!
· Tom Mabe, comedian and archrival of telemarketers everywhere
· Anita Dancs from the National Priorities Project
· Jonah Staw, co-founder of Little MisMatched, a sock company that makes mismatched pairs of socks
· Todd Ensign of Citizen Soldier, a soldier’s rights activist group
· Om Malik from Business 2.0 magazine
· Keith Schact, co-founder of Inventables, a company that produces kits meant to inspire creativity in other businesses
· Richard Walker, author of the CONQUEST OF BREAD, about the development of agriculture and agri-business in the American West
· David Morris, vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
· Paul Kaihla of Business 2.0 magazine
· Michael Corcoran, professor at the California University of Protection and Intelligence Management
· Tom DeVane, expert on offshoring and outsourcing alternatives
· Barbara Elliot, author of STREET SAINTS, about volunteers and informal organizations that work under the radar to keep communities healthy
· Merryl Wyn Davies, co-author of AMERICAN TERMINATOR, with a European perspective on American business and politics

October 2004

· Ellen Spragins, writer for Fortune Small Business’ “Best Bosses” competition
· Kim DeMotte, author of The Power of No
· Jason DeParle, of SnowMagic- a company that manufactures artificial snow
· Richard Lord, author of AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, about predatory lending
· Anne Fischer, the “Ask Annie” columnist for Fortune magazine
· Allen Vengel, co-author of SPROUT! Everything I Needed to Know About Sales I Learned in my Garden
· Susan Piver, author of THE HARD QUESTIONS book series
· Marc Mikulich, brand manager for the FOR DUMMIES book series
· Michael Carroll, author of AWAKE AT WORK, teaching readers how to incorporate Buddhist principles into daily business practices
· Christine Karpinski, author of How To Rent Vacation Properties By Owner
· Paul Binder, ring master of the Big Apple Circus
· Rich Cohen, author of Machers and Rockers, a book about the birth of Chicago jazz and the Midwestern music industry
· Marky Stein, career coach and interview expert
· Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan
· Peter Elkind, Fortune magazine writer and author of THE DEATH SHIFT
· Dr. Jerome Kassirer. Former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine
· Randy Martin, author of FINANCIALIZATION OF DAILY LIFE
· Malia Everette, director of Reality Tours for Global Exchange- the tours offer realistic, close up tours of life in third world countries
· Norman Gross, author of AMERICAN LAWYER PRESIDENTS
· Teresa Riordan, expert on the beauty industry
· Michael Scherer, journalist for publications such as Mother Jones magazine, talking about “corporate ground wars”
· Wayne McVicker, author of STARTING SOMETHING
· Patricia Smith, author of WOMEN CAN EARN MORE MONEY
· Ryan McNeil, former pro football player and founder/president of the Professional Business and Financial Network, a company that helps professional athletes prepare for post-sports life.
· Steve Hockett, president of FranChoice, a company that pairs up franchising companies with individuals looking to start their own businesses

September 2004

· Larry Tye- author of Rising From the Rails
· Gary Foss- of NorCal Waste Systems, an innovative recycling company
· Michael Stagg- owner of Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Oakland and participant in the NorCal foodscraps recycling program
· Chris Simas- Northern California farmer
· Robin Bachman- drummer for Bachman Turner Overdrive
· Morrie Schechtman- author of Fifth Wave Leadership
· Dany Levy- founder of DailyCandy
· Gene Bauston- of Farm Sanctuary, an animal rights watch group
· Mike Merrill- author of Dare to Lead
· Aaron Task- managing editor of RealMoney.com
· Rachel Greenwald- author of Finding a Husband After 35: Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School
· Dr. Carolyn Dean- traditional and naturopathic doctor, on stress and the workplace
· Jeffrey Kahn- founder of WorkPsych Associates
· Tim Walker- campaign director for Adbusters
· RobWalton- entertainment editor for Playboy.com
· Jacob Needleman- author of Money and the Meaning of Life and professor at SF State University
· Al Norman- anti-WalMart activist and creator of Srawl-busters.com
· Erin Currier- trash artist in New Mexico
· Steve Scott- author of Mentored by a Millionaire
· Norean Sharpe- professor and expert on women and inventions
· Karen Klein- “Smart Answers” columnist for BusinessWeek Small Business
· Paula Brantner- founder of Workplace Fairness
· Kevin Danaher- of Global Exchange and organizer of GreenFestivals
· Stuart Skorman- founder of Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley, California
· Anthony Lappe- co-author of True Lies and editor for the Guerilla News Network
· Carol Evans- CEO of Working Mother Media
· Professor Anita Allen- author of The New Ethics
· Professor Murray Frank- researcher of online stock tips

August 2004

· Dominic- professional bodyguard at Bulletcatchers
· Nancy Smith- creator of Workplacespirituality.org
· Cat- instructor in The Art of Exotic Dancing
· Joel Makower- of Greenbiz.com
· Joe Pine- author of The Experience Economy
· Professor Laura Nader- anthropology professor at UC Berkeley
· Rich Karlgaard- publisher of Forbes and author of Life 2.0
· Marc Prensky- business writer
· Viren Doshi- expert on CRM
· George Ludwig- author of PoweSelling
· Eric Gertler- author of Prying Eyes, a look at identity theft and privacy
· Mary Roach- author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
· Arabella Martinez- of Oakland, CA’s Unity Council, an urban development organization
· Jeff Hughes- founder of the Legal Grind coffee shop chain offering legal advice
· Jim Gregory- CoreBrand executive, on creating brand identity through advertising
· Frank Levy- author of The New Division of Labor
· Frances Hardin- director of the IMF’s Video Project
· Michael Gianaris- state assemblymember for New York
· Kathryn O’Brien- professional doula
· Jac Cotiguala- labor and employment attorney

July 2004

· Neal Smither- of Crime Scene Clean-Up
· Paul Kwiecinski- musician at Face the Music Blues
· Art Kleiner- “Culture and Change” columnist for Strategy+Business magazine
· Professor Daniel Hamermesh- author of the Beauty Papers, research on beauty and business performance
· Caroline Jacobs- attorney with Disability Rights Advocates
· Bob Yale- manager of Bay Fireworks in New York
· H.W. Brand- professor and author of Masters of Entreprise
· Cheryl Dahle- “Career Couch” columnist for the New York Times
· Vivien Straus- of Straus Family Creamery, an organic farm in Marin, California
· Greg Wilfahrt- president of SMS.ac, a mobile phone text messaging company
· Adam Neiman- founder of No-Sweat Apparel, sweatshop-free clothing
· Al Secunda- the “15 Second Coach”
· Vince Galormine- founder of Pre-Dating Events, a speed dating service
· Brian Kurth- president of Vocation Vacations
· Gary Namie- president of the Bullying in the Workplace Institute
· Steve Poston- of Classic Shoe Shine in Georgia
· Sheryl Garrett- financial planner extraordinaire
· Angela Bustamante- founder of New York Quick Date, dating solutions for busy singles
· Beverly Kaye- author of Love Em or Lose Em and other books on employee retention
· Caitlin Freedman- author of The Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business
· Ruth Hayden- motivational speaker
· Nick Gardner- of Centerforce, a resource organization for prison inmates
· Anita Green- investment manager at PaxWorld, a socially responsible investing group
· Dr. Arthur Ciarimicoli- author of Performance Addiction

June 2004

· Carol Leigh- Sex Workers Advocacy Network
· Renee Ward- founder of the Teens4Hire.org
· Jackie Dentz- owner of the Frosty Bear Ice Cream Parlor in Homer. Most popular ice cream parlor in Alaska.
· Bill Gardner- former Hollywood agent and real estate entrepreneur
· Bob Sarlatte- comedian and voice of the San Francisco 49ers
· Fawn Fitter- author of Working In the Dark
· Sheenah Hankin- psychologist and author of Complete Confidence
· Susan Roane- motivational speaker, networking expert and author of How To Work a Room
· Jeffrey Fox- author of How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business
· Fred Siegel- author of Investing for Cowards
· Harlynne Geisler- professional storyteller
· Bernard Conners- private investigator and former FBI agent
· Peter Schiff- CEO of EuroPacific Capital
· Jim Anderson- author of How to Live Rent-Free Guaranteed
· Alan Tripp- inventor
· Nancy Levine- author of Tao of Pug and former corporate executive
· Heather Green- IT Editor for BusinessWeek online
· Jim Sapp- author of Starting Your First Business
· Joe Smolenski- owner of the New Hyde Park Funeral Home
· Rennie Gabriel- author of Wealth on Any Income
· Austin Osueke- of EigoManga anime comics
· Jay Adkisson- of Quatloos.com, a scams and schemes watchdog website
· Keith Yamashita- author of Unstuck
· Brian Simpson of the New Belgium Brewery in Colorado, brewers of Fat Tire Amber Ale
· Miriam Berg- lawyer with the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination
· Mango- an exotic dancer and cooperative owner of the Lusty Lady Theatre in San Francisco
· Ken Majer- author of Values-Based Leadership
· Chris Duncan- author of Uniting the Tribes
· Todd Bermont- author of Winning the Job Search
· Sister Rosalind Gefre- controversial massage therapist
· Ben Dattner- of Dattner Consulting on psychological testing the workplace